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Seminar Series in Kinesiology

Kinesiology 590: Colloquium

Fall 2024 Semester

Thursdays, 3:05PM - 4:20PM
127 Noll Laboratory or Zoom

Date	SPEAKER	Topic
August 29, 2024	Dr. Jonathan Dingwell Professor of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA	Course Introduction and Overview
September 5, 2024	Dr. Jonathan Dingwell Professor of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA	SARI Talk #1- Retractions: Fame You Do NOT Want
September 12, 2024	Ramesh Balasubramaniam, PhD Professor University of California, Merced Merced, CA	Sensorimotor Timing Mechanisms in the Human Brain
September 19, 2024	Dr. Katie Dry Mary Waechter, MS Penn State University University Park, PA	Penn State Research / Admin Resources
September 26, 2024	Dr. Cindy Decker Rynack Dr. Chas Brua Schreyer Institute for Teaching and Learning Penn State University University Park, PA	Student Centered Discussion
October 3, 2024	Dr. John Bartholomew Professor & Head Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA	The Business of Academia
October 10, 2024	All 590 Students	Students: ~7-min Presentations # 1
October 17, 2024	Dr. Brandon Kane Associate Director Lakeshore's Sports Science & Performance Center Birmingham, AL	Exercise is Medicine Where We’ve Been, Where We are and Where to Next? A Look at Trends in Para Sport Research and How Findings Can Affect the End User.
October 24, 2024	Dr. James Sulzer Professor Case Western Reserve University	The Effect of Lived Experience on a Rehabilitation Engineering Researcher
October 31, 2024	Kinesiology Research Showcase
November 7, 2024	All 590 Students	Students: ~7-min Presentations # 2
November 14, 2024	Dr. Jonathan Dingwell Professor of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA	SARI Talk #2 Academic Integrity & You
November 20, 2024	Noll @ 50
December 5, 2024	Antonie J. (Ton) van den Bogert Professor Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Department Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	Richard Nelson Memorial Lecture From LOCAM to IMU: A Personal History of Motion Capture

Noll Physiological Research Seminar Series

Fridays, 11:15AM - 12:05PM
127 Noll Laboratory

Date	Speaker	Topic
August 30	Gustavo Nader, PhD Professor of Kinesiology Penn State University University Park, PA	Introductory Discussion
September 6
September 13	Kat Fisher PhD Student Kinesiology Penn State University	Journal Discussion: Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 modulates kynurenine metabolism and mediates resilience to stress-induced depression
September 20
September 27	Lauren DeCastro PhD Student Huck Institutes of Life Sciences Penn State University	Journal Club Discussion: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) promotes follicular growth and alters expression of genes that regulate the cell cycle and the Hippo pathway in cultured neonatal mouse ovaries
October 4	Jade Sency PhD Student integrative and Biomedical Physiology Penn State University	Journal Club Discussion: Aerobic exercise ameliorates cardiac hypertrophy by regulating mitochondrial quality control and endoplasmic reticulum stress through M2AChR
October 11	Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences McGill University Quebec, Canada	Osteosarcopenia: A Geroscience Approach
October 18
October 25	Belinda McCully, PhD Assistant Professor Physiology Western University of Health Sciences Lebanon, OR	A Physiologist’s Journey in Surgical Research: Investigating the Impact of Carcinoid Disease on Cardiovascular Function
November 1
November 8	Yutong Han Graduate Student integrative and Biomedical Physiology Penn State University	Journal Club Discussion: Capillary oxygen regulates demand–supply coupling by triggering connexin40-mediated conduction: Rethinking the metabolic hypothesis
November 15	Gina Many, PhD Biomedical Scientist Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA	The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium—New Insights into Exercise as Medicine
November 20	Noll 50th Lecture
December 6
December 13

Action Club: Interactive Seminars in Motor Control & Coordination

Fridays, 3:45PM
127 Noll Laboratory or Zoom
Hosted by The Penn State Center for Movement Science & Technology

Date	Speaker	Topic
September 6	Jonathan Dingwell, PhD Professor Department of Kinesiology Penn State University	Stepping Intentionally: The Goal-Directedness of Walking
September 13	Ramesh Balasubramaniam, PhD Professor University of California, Merced Merced, CA	Postural Control and the Auditory System
September 27	Sean Thomas, PhD Post Doctoral Scholar Penn State University	Artificial Muscles: Smart Materials Shaping the Future of Robotics and Rehabilitation
October 25	James Sulzer, PhD Staff Scientist & Associate Professor The MetroHealth System Cleveland, OH	An Enriched Environment in a Café
November 15	Rini Varghese, PhD Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Neuroscience John Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	Bimanual Control: Insights from Intact, Injured, and Developing Systems
December 13	Michael Vesia, PhD Director, Brain Behaviour Lab School of Kinesiology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	Multi-focal Non-invasive Network-based Neuromodulation for Goal-directed Actions

*Denotes Speaker will be on Zoom

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